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Ballpark de Tsukamaete!
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First Impression: Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō
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Sword of the Demon Hunter – Episode 1
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Ballpark de Tsukamaete: A Comfy Look Into the Inner Workings of a Baseball Stadium (Review/Thoughts)
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Ballpark de Tsukamaete: A Comfy Look Into the Inner Workings of a Baseball Stadium (Review/Thoughts)
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Sword of the Demon Hunter #06 — Family Matters
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Sword of the Demon Hunter #01 — Fatal Attraction
Shocking beheadings aren't what they used to be. Forgot to note in the preview, but this is a double length first episode, so if the screenshot collection…
Sword of the Demon Hunter #02 — Daddy Issues
But I want atteeeeeennnnntion. There's still one more show for today, but my host is completely melting down and I've had enough frustration over the last three…
Sword of the Demon Hunter #04 — Random Women
Just going around Megaman-ing the entire demon world, huh? Impressions: As ever, the story is fine, but the storytelling remains very lacking. The demon turns out to…
Second Impressions Digest – Kakushigoto, Listeners
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Sword of the Demon Hunter #05 — Sitting at Tables
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Sword of the Demon Hunter #03 — Eating and Drinking
Exciting times hunting demons. Impressions: Unless the next episode picks up significantly, this may be it on this one for me. It's just so boring. Most of…
Spring 2025 Impressions: Kijin Gentoushou, Once Upon a Witch’s Death, Catch Me at the Ballpark!
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Second Impressions Digest – Jouran: The Princess of Snow and Blood, Edens Zero
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Second Impressions Digest – Bucchigire!, Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru
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Change is INEVITABLE! Sword of the Demon Hunter Season 1 Episode 19 [Review]
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The Lands of Monster Hunter | Second Generation
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Second Impressions Digest – Somali to Mori no Kamisama, Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shoumei shitemita
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The Misfit of Demon King Academy – 01 (First Impressions) – Three-Second Rule
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Second Impressions Digest – Mieruko-chan, Muteking the Dancing Hero, Digimon Ghost Game
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Never Too Late to FORGIVE | Sword of the Demon Hunter Season 1 Episode 21 [Review]
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The Ecology of Monster Hunter - Second Generation | Full Documentary
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Second Impressions – The Fable
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Second Impressions Digest – Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Gaiden, ID: INVADED
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In Defense of the 2011 Adaptation of Hunter x Hunter
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Weekly Digest 7/22/2024 – Second Impressions Digest – Kami no Tou: Ouji no Kikan (Tower of God: Return of the Prince), Atri: My Dear Moments
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The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy, Vol. 1
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The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy Review — D-
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The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy, Vol. 3
By Yu Shimizu and Asagi Tosaka. Released in Japan as “Seiken Gakuin no Maken Tsukai” by MF Bunko J. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by…
The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy, Vol. 6
By Yu Shimizu and Asagi Tosaka. Released in Japan as “Seiken Gakuin no Maken Tsukai” by MF Bunko J. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by…
The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy, Vol. 4
By Yu Shimizu and Asagi Tosaka. Released in Japan as “Seiken Gakuin no Maken Tsukai” by MF Bunko J. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by…
The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy, Vol. 2
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The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy, Vol. 5
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SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary, SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary Season 2, WITCH WATCH
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Second Impressions Digest – Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken, Hanyou no Yashahime: Sengoku Otogizoushi
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